Hasbro to buy Mattel?

According to The Wall Street Journal, Hasbro Inc has made an approach to acquire Mattel Inc, potentially linking up two of the biggest toymakers in the United States.

At the time of writing, no deal has been made official, however, should a deal be reached, Hasbro would add properties such as Barbie, Monster High and Hot Wheels to it’s already impressive portfolio, which includes Star Wars, My Little Pony, Marvel Legends and Transformers.

More news if/when the deal becomes official.

About the author: Alex Wiggan has written blog posts for Honcho-SFX blog since October 2014. He watches a lot of movies, not nearly enough TV and he can often be found hanging around comic shops on a Saturday.